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GEORGE W. STARR, OF WASHINGTON CITY, DISTRIGT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN ENVELOPES.

The AScheduleA referred to in these Letters Patent and making part gfthev same.

To all whom it mwy concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. STARR, of Washington city, District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Fasteun g of Envelopes; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, like letters andfigures indicating like parts Wherever they occur. p

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe it.

My invention relates to envelpes, and consists of a new and improvedmethod of so cutting, folding, and fastening them With gum or mucilage,that they cannot be opened and closed again Without so disiiguring theenvelope as to be plainly seen..

In' the drawings- Figure l is a view of the envelope, folded, with Aitscontents, and ready for use.

Figure 2 is a'view of the envelope as cut before it is folded.

I rst cut my envelope outl in shape as shown by lIig. 2, and gum theedges, as shown on flap B, '0, E, and D, when I layT the flap C over onthe part A, and

then fold flap B over on iiap C, with the circular cut of flap B,containing'. Nos. 1 and 2 ofap C, when I fold Hap E over Hap B, andplace therim, as shown by No. 5 of flap E, in g. 2, under No. 1 of flapC, and No. 4 of flap E over No.- 1 of flap C, and press ap E down levelor flat ou flap B andO, when it forms a pocket for the letter, which canbe slipped in the pocket and flap D. turned down over flap B, and therim of flap D, as shown by No. 6 ing. 2, placednnder No, 2 of Hap C, andNo. 3 of ilap D over No. 2 of flap C, and flap D pressed down until itbecomes smooth.

The object of my invention is to prevent letters from being opened andclosed again by unauthorized persons, and this I believe my safetyfastening of envelopes willi do.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, is-'- The cuts and perforations 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8, incombination with the flaps B, C, D, and E, of an envelope, allconstructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE W. STARR.

Witnesses:

11G. MILAUS, M. FRANK KELLEY.

